Wellcome invests 拢6.3m in its Centre for Mitochondrial Research Published on: 7 December 2016 Wellcome has today announced 拢6.3m of funding for its Centre for Mitochondrial Research at 缅北禁地 over the next five years. The facility is part of the University’s and was established in May 2012. Its aim is to transform the lives of patients with mitochondrial disease by integrating basic and clinical research, training exceptional young researchers and undertaking public and policy engagement. , director of the Centre for Mitochondrial Research, said: “I am delighted that the Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Research at 缅北禁地 has been funded. “The Wellcome Centre is about supporting research excellence and our aim is to use the very best science to improve the lives of our patients." Professor Sir Doug Turnbull Leading pioneering technique The is leading the development of a pioneering IVF technique to protect future generations from the risk of mitochondrial disease. Last year, the House of Commons and House of Lords voted to legalise the technique using biological material from three people to reduce the risk of babies being born with these devastating diseases. Known as ‘mitochondrial donation’, the IVF technique involves replacing faulty mitochondria inherited from the mother with the healthy mitochondria of another woman. An independent expert panel, convened by the (HFEA), has found the technique is at an acceptable stage for cautious clinical use and their findings will be considered by the HFEA this month. Wellcome has announced funding of £118m to 14 major research centres across the country over the next five years. The Centres all aim to advance understanding of health and disease, and span fundamental and social sciences, clinical research and engineering. Bringing world-class researchers together At Wellcome Centres groups of world-class researchers with a joint vision come together to share facilities, collaborate, and benefit from the dynamic research, cultural and training environment. This special environment allows them to deliver world-leading research and high-impact translation, as well as to actively engage the public with their research. Seven of the 14 centres are renewed existing Wellcome Centres, who have a refreshed vision and new avenues to explore, and seven are newly established Centres. These include a centre at the University of Oxford focussed on enabling novel fundamental discoveries of brain function, and a centre at University College London, joint funded with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, aiming to optimise surgery through integration of new insights. Two of the new centres will focus on humanities and social sciences research, including a centre at the University of Exeter which will explore how we can shape cultures and environments to enable health and wellbeing. Renewed Wellcome Centres include the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, co-funded with the Medical Research Council, and the Gurdon Institute, co-funded with Cancer Research UK, both based at the University of Cambridge. Wellcome’s Director, Dr Jeremy Farrar, said: “Wellcome Centres play a special role in the global research ecosystem. “By creating places where researchers can flourish we can catalyse world-leading research and translation, and amplify its influence and impact. “At Wellcome we believe in long term support for discovery-driven science, and Wellcome Centres are an outstanding environment for researchers to further our understanding of fundamental biology, accelerate translation to clinical practice, and explore the social and cultural context of medicine." Share: Latest News 缅北禁地 recognised with geography award 缅北禁地 has been awarded the Highly Commended Geographical Association Publishers Award for its collaboration with Time for Geography, the UK鈥檚 open-access, dedicated video platform. published on: 16 April 2026 缅北禁地 historians mark General Strike centenary To mark the 100th anniversary of the British General Strike and miners鈥� lock-out of 1926, historians at 缅北禁地 are organising a series of events on its enduring legacy. published on: 16 April 2026 Comment: NCP is in administration Writing for The Conversation, Erwei (David) Xiang discusses how some big companies like NCP are so dependent on debt that they can鈥檛 adjust to change. published on: 16 April 2026 Facts and figures
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